Thursday, May 22, 2008

KC-30 Tanker Naming Contest Update

TAnchorman would like to thank Tanker War Blog for allowing me to host and judge the KC-30 naming contest. It is a high honor and I take the responsibility to run a fair competition very seriously.

Remember the rules for the contest are simple:

1) Suggested names must be brief, no more than two short words. (No EADS you don't get extra credit of longer names or words that carry more vowels. So please stop having your Senator write us demanding changes to our RFP.)

2) Entrants are encouraged to include a brief explanation for their idea if needed.

3) Entries should be in the spirit of good humor. Keep it classy!

4) All entries must be received by 11:59 PM EST 31 May 2008.

Here are some noteworthy of the submissions received to date:

theDeGaull Bladder

theCorkerel (This is the French national bird also known as the Gallic Rooster)

theScarebus

theParisian Peacock

theFlying Subsidy

theFODzilla (FOD is Foreign Object Debris. The implication being it is big and will fall apart.)

theTankosaurs

Best Tanker Ever (TAnchorman comments: This submission has been disqualified as it is too long and not believable enough)

thePetrosaurs (The Pterosaurs was a flying dinosaur)

theMockingbird (Since we will surely be mocked for our stupidity in buying it)

Humor Warning

Warning: This is a parody and humor website. If you do not find some comedy in the tragedy of giving EADS $35 billion of US taxpayer money please visit another blog.

Who Is TAnchorman:

By day I am a mild mannered San Diego newscaster and Anchorman extraordinar, but at night I am TAnchorman defender of classiness and informer of tanker facts in our nation's capitol.
I can be reached via my friends at TankerWarBlog:tankerblog@gmail.com

Note: TAnchorman, though spelled differently, is pronounced the same as Tankerman.

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